soundmen

Recording booth workers

Soundmen is the plural of soundman, a technician who manages audio equipment for film, television, theater, or live events.

The soundman operates microphones, mixing boards, and recording devices to capture or amplify sound: The soundmen set up before the band arrived.

The gender-neutral alternative is sound technician or audio engineer.

recording

microphone

Audio input device

mixer · tracks · session · producer · levels · overdub · tape · mastering · acoustics · take

broadcasting

live

To exist or dwell

cameramen · microphones · headsets · satellite · radio · television · newsroom · boom · lavalier · wireless

mixing

faders

Audio level controls

panning · monitoring · cueing · effects · reverb · delay · equalization · feedback · amplification · gain

Opposites
production crew role

soundmencameramen

Those who shoot footage

cinematographers · videographers · camera crew · gaffers · lighting technicians

creative hierarchy

soundmendirectors

Those who lead organizations

producers · showrunners · executive producers · actors · stars

Family

soundman

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Top 500,000
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